BANGLADESH VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	124,757	55	563	+ 124,194
Tuberculosis	2	76,940	4	37,175	+ 39,764
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	71,271	6	29,586	+ 41,685
Coronary Heart Disease	4	69,008	2	108,528	- 39,520
Stroke	5	62,706	1	134,166	- 71,460
Malaria	6	54,695	68	45	+ 54,650
Road Traffic Accidents	7	44,218	8	25,023	+ 19,195
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	36,081	5	36,111	- 30
Low Birth Weight	9	35,496	11	17,457	+ 18,040
Diabetes Mellitus	10	29,038	7	28,976	+ 61
Birth Trauma	11	27,594	15	13,392	+ 14,202
Hypertension	12	25,799	14	14,776	+ 11,023
Liver Disease	13	25,743	9	21,024	+ 4,719
Congenital Anomalies	14	20,167	18	10,113	+ 10,054
Kidney Disease	15	16,956	17	10,841	+ 6,115
Maternal Conditions	16	15,979	29	3,920	+ 12,059
Lung Disease	17	14,963	3	45,699	- 30,737
Violence	18	14,905	27	4,623	+ 10,282
Suicide	19	9,647	25	5,998	+ 3,649
Other Injuries	20	9,216	21	7,629	+ 1,587
Pertussis	21	9,106	39	2,011	+ 7,095
Meningitis	22	8,276	38	2,105	+ 6,171
Asthma	23	8,045	20	8,893	- 848
Malnutrition	24	7,518	36	2,418	+ 5,100
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	6,370	13	14,993	- 8,623
Inflammatory/Heart	26	6,074	42	1,485	+ 4,590
Endocrine Disorders	27	5,750	45	1,335	+ 4,415
Prostate Cancer	28	5,472	41	1,664	+ 3,808
Cervical Cancer	29	5,426	26	5,132	+ 294
Liver Cancer	30	4,689	34	2,884	+ 1,805
Measles	31	4,408	19	9,021	- 4,613
Breast Cancer	32	4,390	23	6,808	- 2,418
Falls	33	4,114	31	3,328	+ 786
Syphilis	34	2,949	49	1,227	+ 1,722
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	2,907	48	1,251	+ 1,656
Drownings	36	2,873	22	7,094	- 4,220
Fires	37	2,498	46	1,271	+ 1,227
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	2,456	28	4,534	- 2,078
Stomach Cancer	39	2,434	24	6,799	- 4,365
Epilepsy	40	2,101	44	1,353	+ 748
Poisonings	41	1,951	56	539	+ 1,412
Parkinson's Disease	42	1,909	30	3,782	- 1,873
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,841	33	2,922	- 1,081
Drug Use	44	1,810	32	2,967	- 1,157
Lymphomas	45	1,688	35	2,667	- 979
Leukemia	46	1,591	40	1,895	- 305
Lung Cancers	47	1,485	16	12,174	- 10,690
Ovary Cancer	48	1,367	37	2,231	- 864
Alcohol	49	1,273	60	262	+ 1,011
Skin Disease	50	1,265	50	1,131	+ 134
Schistosomiasis	51	1,239	74	0	+ 1,239
Pancreas Cancer	52	1,158	43	1,414	- 256
Skin Cancers	53	996	53	853	+ 143
Oral Cancer	54	904	12	15,511	- 14,607
Tetanus	55	638	57	450	+ 188
Encephalitis	56	548	59	371	+ 177
Oesophagus Cancer	57	539	10	19,525	- 18,986
Appendicitis	58	511	47	1,262	- 751
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	413	54	815	- 402
Uterin Cancer	60	405	58	405	- 0
Bladder Cancer	61	403	52	991	- 588
Hepatitis B	62	401	51	1,121	- 720
Other Neoplasms	63	209	61	243	- 34
Upper Respiratory	64	186	66	100	+ 86
Trypanosomiasis	65	185	76	0	+ 185
Multiple Sclerosis	66	105	64	179	- 74
Hepatitis C	67	69	62	207	- 138
Diphtheria	68	52	72	5	+ 47
Ascariasis	69	29	69	31	- 2
Chlamydia	70	28	70	21	+ 7
Otitis Media	71	18	71	14	+ 4
War	72	14	63	202	- 188
Dengue	73	1	65	161	- 160
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	67	56	- 56
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BANGLADESH

Congo

Bangladesh

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.